The Nation on MSN10d
The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt
Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of ...
Inside Val Kilmer’s Little-Known Life as a Poet
Hollywood's homegrown star, known for leading man roles throughout his career, published a hard-to-find collection that now ...
Reading Eagle2d
Everyday ethics: The power of poetry
“Poetry is the art of compression, of saying in a few well-chosen words, enhanced with rhythm and musicality of language what ...
The Atlantic9d
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
The poems are redolent of spring, full of verdant growth and birdsong. Perhaps such happy poetry shouldn’t be so unusual, but Gay’s odes to such everyday pleasures as sleeping in his clothes ...